Year Founded: 2002 Nickname: The Dons, The Wombles Major Honours: League Two Play-off winners : 2015–16 As so often in the Wimbledon story, it all came down to a penalty…

2020 – The Cobblers 2 AFC Wimbledon 2 A flying start saw the Dons take the lead after just 20 seconds when Cian Bolger lost possession just outside the penalty…

Adebayo Akinfenwa On 18 January 2008 Akinfenwa signed a deal with the Cobblers until the end of the 2007-2008season. He made his debut against Swindon Town, where he came off…

Year Founded: 1893 Nickname: The U’s or The Yellows Major Honours: Football League Cup: 1985-86, League Division Three: 1967-68 and 1983-84, League Division Two: 1984-85. In 1893, a meeting was…

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Oxford we have a look at the past 6 matches between the two clubs. 15/12/20 – Oxford 4 The Cobblers 0 Both sides wore…

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Oxford we have a look at a selection of players that have played for both clubs. Ricky Holmes On 2 January 2015, Holmes joined…

Northampton picked up an important point in their fight for safety as they battled to a 1-1 draw with Morecambe at the Globe Arena. The Cobblers looked set for a…

NAMETREVOR WILLIAM MORLEY (Tricky)BORNNottingham 20th. March 1961POSITIONForwardJOINEDMay 1985DEBUTV Burnley (4) 17th. August 1985 (24-150)FIRST GOALV Burnley (4) 17th. August 1985 (24-150)LAST GOALV Notts C. (3) 7th. January 1988 (26-295)LAST GAMEV…

Year Founded: 1877 Nickname: The Railwaymen Honours: Football League Trophy: 2012-13 Crewe Alexandra were founded in 1877, as they look to create a separate organisation to Crewe Cricket Club. They…

12/12/20 – Crewe 2 Cobblers 1 The home faithful saw the Alex get off to the worst possible start as they were caught out by a quick free-kick from which…

Vadaine Oliver Oliver signed for Crewe in June 2013 on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Lincoln City. He made his debut as an 89th minute substitute in…

NAME WARREN ROBERT HAWKE BORN Durham 20th. September 1970 POSITION Forward JOINED 19th. March 1993 (Loan) DEBUT V Darlington (3) 20th. March 1993 ( 22-181) FIRST GOAL V Bury (3)…

Northampton maintained their late charge for the play-offs with a fine victory over leaders Swansea. Poul Hubertz put the hosts ahead from close range before Alan Tate turned Daniel Jones’s…

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are deeply saddened to learn the passing of former player Ron Newman last month. Ron Newman made his debut for the Cobblers eighteen…

On Saturday in the 0-0 draw with Doncaster Rovers, Sam Hoskins made his 300th Senior appearance. Hoskins started his footballing career at Southampton in 2005 however never made a senior…

A Saturday afternoon game at the County Ground in Dickson four. The Cobblers saw a small crows of 5,352. The game saw the Cobblers make 2 changes from the side…

NAME GWYN THOMAS HUGHES BORN Blaenau Festiniog 7. May 1922 POSITION Utility JOINED August 1944 DEBUT V Port Vale (War-League) 30. September 1944 (22-146) FIRST GOAL V Leicester C. (War-League)…

NAMEMARK DAVID HEELEYBORNPeterborough 8th. September 1959POSITIONWingerJOINED13th. March 1980DEBUTV Torquay U. (4) 18th. March 1980 (20-191)FIRST GOALV Aldershot (4) 21st. October 1980 (21-43)LAST GOALV Rochdale (4) 15th. May 1982 (22- 248)LAST…

Founded: 1879 Nickname: Donny/Rovers Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium (15,239 capacity) Honours: League One Champions 2012-13. Play-Off Winners: 2007-08 Division Three (North) Champions 1934-35, 1946-47, 1949-50. Runners-up (not promoted): 1937-38, 1938-39. In…

Ahead of Saturday visit to Doncaster we look at our last there meetings. 05/12/20 – The Cobblers 0 Doncaster 2 The Cobblers had a mountain to climb following Shaun McWilliams’…

Ahead of Saturdays game v Doncaster we look at some of the players who have played for both. Stuart Robertson Stuart joined Doncaster from Nottingham Forest where he signed when…

A Saturday afternoon game in Division one in 1966 at the county ground saw Nottingham Forest the visitors. The game saw a county ground crowd of 18,670. The Cobblers side…

NAMESTEVE GRAHAM TERRYBORNClapton 14th. June 1962POSITION;Central defenderJOINED:12th. March 1990DEBUT;V Wigan (3) 13th. March 1990 (27-272)FIRST GOAL;V Birmingham (3) 20th. March 1990 (27-279)LAST GOALV Mansfield (3) 12th. October 1993 (31-120)LAST GAMEV…

Northampton closed the gap on Exeter to just three points at the bottom of League Two courtesy of a 1-0 win at St James Park.Substitute Ian Morris scored the only…

It seems that Northampton Town players do not take the route to management as regularly as some players do. Going back to the dark ages few ex-Cobblers went into the…

Another Cobblers legend joins Jon Brady’s coaching staff, Wembley winning skipper Ray Warburton joins on a voluntary basis. The popular former defender, who captained the Cobblers to victory in the…

NAMERAYMOND WARBURTONBORN;Rotherham 7th. October 1967POSITION;Central defenderJOINED4th. February 1994 (Loan)/ 24th. June 1994 (Permanent)DEBUTV Carlisle (3) 5th. February 1994 (26-121)FIRST GOALV Darlington (3) 26th. March 1994 (26- 170)LAST GOALV Notts County…

Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder has been named the Sky Bet League 2 Manager of the Month for February, a second successive Sky Bet Manager of the Month award for…

NAMEPHILLIP JOHN CHARDBORN:Corby 16th. October 1960POSITION;UtilityJOINED19th. August 1985 / 26th. October 1989DEBUTV Peterborough (Lge cup) 21st. August 1985 (24-309)FIRST GOALV Peterborough (Lge Cup) 3rd. September 1985 (24-322)LAST GOALV Carlisle (3)…

Cobblers Soccerline, a new telephone information service for Northampton supporters, was launched on December 1. An updated daily message of news, views and interviews from the County Ground became available…

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NAMEANDREW JOHN WOODMANBORN;Camberwell 1st. July 1969POSITIONGoalkeeperJOINED10th. March 1995DEBUTV Rochdale (3) 11th. March 1995 (25-253)LAST GAME V Colchester (2) 10th. November 1999 (30- 132)LEFT22nd. January 1999HONOURSDIVISION THREE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL 1999APPEARANCES197GOALS SEASONCLUBDIV.POS.LEAGUEF.A.CUPLGE.…

NAME;SCOTT McGLEISHBORNBarnet 10th. February 1974POSITION;StrikerJOINED8th. July 2004 / 28th. October 2008 (Loan)DEBUTV Swansea (2) 7th. August 2004 (30-178)FIRST GOALV Swansea (2) 7th. August 2004 (30-178)LAST GOALV Scunthorpe (1) 13th. December…

✅✅✅ The Cobblers are looking to get the third win back to back. After 2 back to back wins at the PTS Academy stadium. After a 2-0 win over Plymouth…

Both goals came in the first half at Sixfields, where Chris Hackett broke the deadlock with his sixth goal of the campaign before Roy O’Donovan put Northampton firmly in control.…

24/11/20 – The Cobblers 0 Charlton 2 Substitute Darren Pratley broke the deadlock shortly after half-time and then Jack Sowerby’s own goal confirmed a fourth defeat in five League One…

Founded: 1905 Nickname: the Addicks Honours: FA Cup Winners 1947, 1999/00 Division One – champions 2011/12 League One – champions It all began close to the River Thames in East…

Ahead of Tuesdays game v Charlton we look at some players that have played for Both Charlton and The Cobblers. Mark Marshall (Header Image) In June 2017, Marshall signed a…

Andy King almost comes to blows with Northampton caretaker manager Martin Wilkinson, as his side goes down to the relegation threatened Cobblers.

Saturday 7th March saw the Cobblers visit the Memorial Ground to face Bristol Rovers in Division 2. This was the Cobbler’s first game at the Memorial ground, which ended in…

Northampton Town 1 vs Mansfield Town 2 Sky Bet League Two. 3:00pm, Saturday 7th March 2020. PTS Academy Stadium Attendance5,666. Forward Sam Hoskins was sent off for Cobblers after just…

In Todays match day program we look at things that have happened on this day. View todays match program here. 1897 – Northampton Town Football club was born. Northampton Town…

Founded: 1898 Nickname: Pompey Honours: Football League First Division (first tier) Champions: 1948/49, 1949/50 Football League First Division (second tier) Champions: 2002/03 Football League Third Division (third tier) Champions: 1923/24,…

Ahead of Saturdays game we look at the last six meetings between the two clubs. 27/10/20 Portsmouth 4 The Cobblers 0 Ronan Curtis and Marcus Harness were also on target…

We are delighted that the club have worked with hummel to create a special 125 year anniversary kit. The shirt will have season ticket holders for this season (if applied)…

Ahead of Saturdays game we look at some of the players that have played for both the Cobblers and Portsmouth. Matt Taylor Matt joined Portsmouth from Luton Town in 2002.…

Saturday March 5th 1966 saw Leeds United the visitors to the County Ground which saw a crowd of 21,548. The Cobblers side saw 1 change from the side that beat…

A solitary first-half goal from Ricky Holmes earned in-form Northampton a 1-0 victory over his former club Portsmouth. Holmes broke the deadlock in the 25th minute when the former Pompey…

To celebrate World Book Day 2021, Cobblers Past is giving away a copy of the Dave Bowen Book to one lucky Cobblers fan. Here’s what you need to do. Follow…

Chairman Kelvin Thomas has confirmed that Jon Brady will continue as caretaker manager of the Cobblers until the end of the season. The Chairman, was says he has been impressed…

A Saturday afternoon trip to Brunton Park in Division 3. The Cobblers side saw 3 changes from the Side that beat Lincoln 3-1 a week prior. Burns returns at Harmon’s…

NAMEGEORGE ANTHONY HUDSONBORNManchester 14th. March 1937POSITIONCentre-ForwardJOINED 3rd March 1966 DEBUTV Leeds United (1) 5th. March 1966 (28-356)FIRST GOALV Leeds United (1) 5th. March 1966 (28-356)LAST GOALV Sunderland (1) 25th. April…

Lloyd Jones made his 100th career appearance on Tuesday night in the Cobblers 2-0 win over Plymouth Argle. Lloyd has played for 7 clubs in those 100 appearances. He made…

NAMERYAN JAMES WATSONBORN;Crewe, Cheshire 7th. July 1993POSITIONCentral MidfieldJOINED1st September 2014 (Loan)1st July 2019DEBUTV Dagenham & Redbridge (L2) 6th. September 2014 ( 21-61)V Walsall (L2) 3rd August 2019 FIRST GOALV Colchester…

McWilliams made his 100th Cobblers appearance v Plymouth on Tuesday night. (2nd March 2021) Cobblers Past takes a look back at his time with the Cobblers so far. Shaun has…

Northampton Town have signed striker Alex Jones on a contract to the end of the season. Name Alex Jones Born 28 September 1994 Position Forward Joined March 02 2021 Debut…

Founded: 1866 Nickname: The Pilgrims Honours: Second Division Champions (tier 3) 1929–30, 1951–52, 1958–59, 2003–04 The club was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, the first match taking place…

17/10/20 – Plymouth 2 The Cobblers 1 Watts volleyed in George Cooper’s corner from the right at the far post to clinch victory. Powerhouse striker Frank Nouble opened the scoring…

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Plymouth, we look at players that have played for both the Cobblers and Plymouth. How many can you remember? Adrian Mark Burrows Adrian joined…